135 km
355 m - 1285 m
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Test report Killington
Skiresort.info Test of the ski resort Killington
Total result: 3.8 out of 5 stars
Test Killington
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Further evaluation criteria
Evaluation criteria for special interests
In detail: Test report for ski resort Killington
Top evaluation criteria
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Runs/slopes
Altitude difference
930 m (Valley 355 m - Mountain 1285 m )
Lifts/ cable cars
20
Number of lifts to get from one end of the ski resort to the other
→ 5 ← 4
Number of lifts to get from one end of the ski resort to the other
→ 5 ← 4
Runs/slopes
Total 135 km
Easy
38 km
(28 %)Intermediate
45 km
(33 %)Difficult
52 km
(39 %)
Longest run
9.9 km
Run location
under tree line
Worth knowing
- Valley run available
longest 8EUB in Northamerica with a length of 5,6 km
Number of ski lifts
20
Total capacity
41660 Passengers / hour
Length of all lifts
22.8 km Total
Lifts and cable cars
3
15
1
1
Additional
3
Worth knowing
- Artificial snow-making
1500 Snow canons
70 % of the slopes have snow-making capabilities
- The valley run is always open when ski resort is open; without the valley run, ski operation is not possible.
Season 2008/2009
165 Days open
165 Days when valley run open
165 Days when valley run open
The slope preparation is very good.
Tip: By new snow, an optimal slope prepartion is not always possible, even with a large effort. In addition, the new snow can not combine with the snow lying underneath and moguls are created quickly. For safety reasons, usually no slope preparation is possible during operating times.
Further evaluation criteria
Ski-in/Ski-out
There are some accommodations with direct access to the slopes and to lifts (Ski-in/Ski-out)
Note: For the evaluation, only the accommodations which are located directly on the slopes and lifts, or have very easy access to the ski resort have been considered.
Evaluation criteria for special interests
Information for families and children
- Kid's Land/ separated area for children
- Merry-go-round
- Wave ride for children
- Adventure course
- People mover
- Children's lifts
- Beginner's lifts near the valley
- Ski kindergarten
- Ski school for children
- Child care
Information for beginners
- Easy and manageable slope offering, which is easy to achieve
- Wide slopes
- Beginner's area
- Special slopes for slower skiers / beginners
- Easy valley run
- Beginner's lifts near the valley
Information for advanced skiers, freeriders
- few freeride/ deep snow areas
- some mogul slopes
- no extremely difficult, steep and unprepared runs (Double Diamonds)
Slope offering advanced skiers
Runs/slopes
Total 135 km
Difficult
52 km
(39 %)Note: Always mind the avalanche warnings and barriers, please. Never ski into a closed and unsecured area.
Information for Snowboarders
- few cat tracks
- no runs with ascent
- few freeride/ deep snow areas
Offering snow parks
- Snow park/ Fun park
- Halfpipe
- Superpipe
- Kicker (Jump/ Ramp)
- Rails/ Slides
- Boxes
- Wallride
- Corner / Hip
- Boardercross
- Waverides
- Pro Line
- Medium Line
- Beginner/ Easy Line
- Chill area
Conclusion
nice, wide runs, many different slopes
modern lifts
no chair lifts with bubbles
Detailed description of the ski resort
Killington, the largest resort in Vermont has many attractions. If you start your day at the Skyeship Base Station you can take the world´s fastest and first heated 8-passenger lift to Skye Peak (3800 ft). This is the longest gondola in Northamerica (5,6 km). From here you can ski down to Killington. From Killington you can take a triple chair or a quad chair to the Snowdon Mountain (3592 ft). The last lift on this side is the Rams Head Express Quad to the Rams Head Mountain (3610 ft).
From Killington you can take the new K1 Express Gondola to Killington Peak (4241 ft), too. The 8-passenger K1 Express Gondola speeds you to Killington Peak in just 6 minutes. Killington Peak is the highest point reached by aerial lift in New England. If you ski to the right you can ski difficult runs along the Canyon Quad Chair to Killington. If you ski to the left you can choose between easy and difficult runs. You can take difficult runs to the Superstar Express Quad. This lift takes you back to the Skye Peak. From here you can swing down to Snowshed, a paradise for beginners. Here you will find 3 lifts, two double chairs and one high speed quad, and very easy slopes. If you thake Highroad or the North Brook Trail you come to the mid station from the Skye Ship Express Gondola. You take the gondola to the top and than you can ski to Bear Mountain (3295 ft). Here you will find the Outer Limits, the steepest bump run in the East and two quads. From Bear Mountain you can ski to the South Ridge Triple Chair. This lift with a curve takes you up to the Killington Peak. From here you can ski down to every point of the skiresort. To go back to the Skyeship Base Lodge you must take the easy slope Great Eastern down...
At the moment you will find 7 lifts at Pico Mountain (3967 ft), but for the future there is a connection with lifts planned.
Test Report issued on 1999-03-28
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